September 03, 2011 (Waitsfield, Vermont) – Reigning Canadian road champ, Véronique Fortin (Rocky Mountain-Desjardins Valeurs Mobilieres), won the opening 9.654km Stage 1 Warren Store ITT as the 4-stage Green Mountain Stage Race got underway on Saturday in Waitsfield, Vermont. Fellow Canuck, Susan Palmer-Komar (P-K Express/HNZ Strategic.com), finished second with Kacy Wander (Ind) in third.
Brett Tivers (Garneau-Club Chaussures-Norton Rose) won the men’s race over Tom Zirbel (Jamis/Sutter Home) in second with Anders Newbury (Chipotle Development Team) in third. Jordan Cheyne (HandRBlock) was the top Canadian in 11th.
Despite the affects of Hurricane Irene that ravaged the East, race director, Gary Kessler, and his team, along with the local community, were able to re-group and make some last minute modifications to allow the popular GMSR event, which runs from Sept. 2-4, to continue this year.
Results (brief)
Women 1/2
1. Véronique Fortin (Rocky Mountain-Desjardins Valeurs Mobilieres) 15:32.4
2. Susan Palmer-Komar (P-K Express/HNZ Strategic.com) 0:21
3. Kacy Wander (Ind) 0:24
4. Rachel Warner (Missing Link Coaching/Specialized) 0:30
5. Crystal Anthony (LadiesFirst Racing) 0:36
6. Silke Wunderwald (Team Kenda presented by Geargrinder) 0:38
7. Martha Buckley (Wheelworks Racing) 0:42
8. Fabienne Gerard (CRCA/Fuoriclasse Racing-Discover Chiropractic) 0:48
9. Lindsey Bayer (XO Communication/Battley-Harley Davidson) 0:51
10. Cynthia Nelson (RE:FORM/Cyclepower) 16:31.2 0:59
14. Stephanie Skoreyko (Kallisto wheels of Bloor Team) 1:12
16. Suzie Brown (P-K Express/HNZ Strategic.com) 1:19
24. Rachel O’Reilly (Stevens Racing P/B the Cyclery) 2:11
26. Heather Shearer (P-K Express/HNZ Strategic.com) 2:43
27. Alexandria Wilson (RE:FORM/Cyclepower) 2:45
29. Courtnay Darville (RE:FORM/Cyclepower) 3:05
Pro 1/2 Men
1. Brett Tivers (Garneau-Club Chaussures-Norton Rose) 13:28.9
2. Tom Zirbel (Jamis/Sutter Home) 0:06
3. Anders Newbury (Chipotle Development Team) 0:16
4. Peter Hurst (BikeReg.com / Cannondale) 0:19
5. Blair Berbert (Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV) 0:23
6. Jamey Driscoll (Jamis/Sutter Home) 0:29
7. James Schurman (Team Chemstar) 0:35
8. Tim Mitchell (CCB Racing Team) 0:37
9. Zack Noonan (FCS Cycling Team) 0:39
10. Josh Dillon (BikeReg.com / Cannondale) 0:39
11. Jordan Cheyne (HandRBlock) 0:40
13. Aaron Fillion (Ride with Rendall) 0:40
15. Derrick St. John (Ride with Rendall) 0:42
17. Rémi Pelletier-Roy (Garneau-Club Chaussures-Norton Rose) 0:47
27. Mathieu Roy (Gaspésien / Passion Vélo) 1:00
28. Andrew McCullough (Kallisto/Wheels of Bloor) 1:00
30. Matteo Dal-Cin (Jet Fuel/La Bicicletta) 1:03
33. Chris Gruber (Kallisto/Wheels of Bloor) 1:04
39. Casey Roth (Ride with Rendall) 1:10
41. Chris Balestrini (Team Ontario) 1:14
45. Jean-François Racine (Garneau-Club Chaussures-Norton Rose) 1:19
52. Yannick Bédard (Gaspésien/Passion Vélo) 1:28
65. Kevin Massicotte (Nativo/Devinci) 1:38
67. Antoine Matteau (Gaspésien/Passion Vélo) 1:39
72. Anton Varabei (CycleSolutions/AngryJohnny’s CC) 1:45
73. Brandon Spencer (Team Ontario) 1:48
79. Andrew De Cal (Team Ontario) 1:56
84. Derek Harnden (Team Ontario) 2:03
85. Shaun Adamson (J.A.M. Fund/NCC) 2:03
87. Phil Cortes (Garneau-Club Chaussures-Norton Rose) 2:13
88. Mathieu Charruau (Nativo/Devinci) 2:14
89. Kiernan Orange (Ride with Rendall) 2:15
91. Glen Rendall (Ride with Rendall) 2:24
95. Matthew O’Hagan (Team H&R BLOCK) 2:41
97. Jim Tsilemos (Ride With Rendall) 2:58